Grandma's Delicious Mincemeat Pie Recipe
 
 
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Recipe type: Dessert
Ingredients
  • Shortcrust pastry
  • 8 ounces of plain flour
  • ½ level teaspoon of salt
  • 2 ounces of margarine
  • 2 ounces of lard
  • Cold water
  • 1 jar of mincemeat (available at most grocery stores)
  • Icing sugar
Instructions
  1. Heat oven to 425F
  2. Sift flour and salt in a bowl and roll in the margarine and lard until you've created a breadcrumb consistency
  3. Slowly add cold water while using a round-bladed knife to bind the pastry together until you've created a dough
  4. Knead sparingly
  5. Place on a flat, floured surface and use a rolling pin to roll into a thin sheet
  6. Cut rounds of pastry that are the same size as your greased tartlet tin* and place on top
  7. Cover about ⅓ of the round of pastry with mince meat, add another round of pastry on top, and stick the 2 pieces of pastry together with a little water around the edges
  8. Bake 15-20 minutes, or until golden brown
  9. Carefully remove from tartlet tin and place on cooling rack
  10. Dust with icing sugar when cool
Recipe by Meraki Lane at https://www.merakilane.com/my-grandmas-delicious-mincemeat-pie-recipe/